Developed in partnership with Education Services Australia

A shopping trip is full of opportunities to feed your child’s brain, as well as their body. Here are a few ways to incorporate a healthy brain snack into your trip:

• involve your child in writing the shopping list, finding the items and crossing them off the list
• compare information on the packages – eg nutritional information and place of origin
• get your child to practise mental arithmetic by keeping a rough running total as you shop. Encourage them to use rounding, and then check how close they are when you pay
• if you're paying with cash, give your child practice at selecting the right money, estimating the change they'll receive, and checking they get the right amount
• when selecting fresh produce, give your child practice at estimating weight
  
  How many tomatoes do we need for 1 kilo?
  
  How much will these four oranges weigh?
• use specials as practice for working out savings, and comparing unit prices between different size packages to see which is cheaper. It’s not always the one on sale!

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